- Date
- August 29, 1983, 18:30 local (Aug 30, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Junction, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- UNREGStarflight Starfire
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 16171
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Analysis
According to the pilot, he was trying to get the feel of the vehicle and was taking it about 1 foot off the ground before setting it back down. On the final takeoff, the wind lifted the acft up to about 15-20 feet and it stalled. As the pilot was attempting to recover, the acft struck the ground in a nose low attitude. According to the company, the acft is controlled by the pilot shifting his weight. There are no elevator or aileron controls. This was the pilot's first flight in any type acft.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Starflight Starfire
- Category
- Ultralight
- Airframe hours
- 10
- Engine
- Cuyuna UNKNOWN, 20 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Registered owner
- Pat Ray Mcclane
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GJT, 6 nm away